DENVER (AP) Denver Nuggets forward Ryan Bowen had to leave in the third quarter of Saturday night's game against Seattle after an inadvertent elbow opened a huge gash on his forehead.

Bowen was injured with about a minute left while scrambling for a rebound with Seattle's Reggie Evans. He was hit on the head by Evans' elbow and blood immediately started pouring down the side of his face.

Bowen started to get up, but the training staff had him sit back down to stem the bleeding. He was helped to the locker room after about a minute with a towel against his face.